Senior Project Manager, Workplace Health & Safety

Title: Senior Project Manager, Workplace Health & Safety

Location: Osborne Park

Directorate: Service and Invest

Position number / Pool Ref number: 00033296, 00033660, 00033661

Work Type: Permanent - Full Time, Permanent - Part Time

Job Description:

Senior Project Manager, Workplace Health & Safety

Level 7, $139,860 - $149,485 pa, PSCSAA 2024

Come join the team at the new Department of Housing and Works.

The Department of Housing and Works delivers and maintains essential social housing and critical infrastructure across Western Australia-including schools, hospitals and police facilities.

We manage tenancy services, support housing provision in remote Aboriginal communities, and oversee government employee accommodation.

Through office accommodation solutions, State Fleet management, procurement, planning and asset policy, we empower other government agencies to deliver their best.

We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, youth, people of diverse sexualities and genders, and culturally and linguistically diverse people.

We are committed to ensuring our hiring processes are inclusive. If you are an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person, young person or person with disability seeking assistance with your application, please contact Jobs and Skills WA on 13 64 64. If you are a person living with disability and require any adjustments or accommodations, please contact Carrie Fisher on (08) 6551 1022 or via email at carrie.fisher@dohw.wa.gov.au. You can also reach us through the National Relay Service.

When you join us, you can enjoy a variety of benefits, including:

• flexible work options, including working from home up to 2 days per week.
• professional development, training, and on-the-job learning to advance your career.
• generous leave entitlements, which include 4 weeks annual leave, 3 public service holidays each year, accrued long service leave every 7 years and an option to purchase additional leave each year. Access to cultural leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
• modern workspaces, where you choose your workspace that assists you to do your best work.
• access to activity-based work hubs in the CBD, Fremantle and Joondalup for ad hoc flexible work.
• corporate discounts with selected health insurance providers and access to wellness programs.
• Opportunity to support our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), Disability Access and Inclusion Plan, Indigenous Network, Gender Equity Champions Group, and Youth Working Group.

About The Role:

The Senior Project Manager, Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) is responsible for leading and managing the planning and delivery of WHS projects and initiatives to ensure health, safety and wellness outcomes consistent with the Department's overarching Work Health and Safety Management System. The role manages project stakeholder engagement, planning, preparation and execution of any business change and communication strategies associated with the delivery of such projects. The role will work in partnership and collaboration with diverse teams, including the broader WHS team to implement WHS project plans.

About You:

The Senior Project Manager, WHS will possess a strong understanding of WHS legislation, familiarity with strategic and operational WHS planning and the ability to develop and implement WHS management systems and software solutions. We are looking for candidates with exceptional interpersonal skills for engagement and collaboration and demonstrated experience in psychological health and safety in the workplace. WHS related certifications (e.g., Lead Auditor, ICAM, ISO 45001 and 45003 training) are a strong advantage but not essential.

These positions operate in the context of Leading Others. This means that you will motivate and enable others to deliver high quality work. You will balance time between doing the work and coaching, guiding and developing others. This requires a significant shift in thinking from 'doing' to supporting others to 'do good work'; and consideration of present and future needs when allocating time to the team and projects you lead. You will articulate how work is to be done, providing clear direction and feedback.

Further Job-Related Information:

For further information about the position please contact Carrie Fisher (not to be contacted for Applicant Information Packs or assistance with lodging your application).

To assist you in preparing your application, please refer to the Applicant Information Pack, Job Description Form, and Leadership Behaviours. Additionally, the WA Jobs and Workforce Hub provides information on working in Western Australia. This includes guidance on applying for government sector jobs, industry insights, application tips, relocation resources, training opportunities, and apprenticeships.

If you are unable to view or download the documents, please call and select option 1, or email, mentioning the vacancy reference number VCID03196 for assistance.

Currently there are three (3) permanent full-time or part-time positions (minimum 3 days per week) available for filling. Whilst this selection process will initially be used to appoint to this advertised vacancy, it may also be used to appoint to similar positions that may arise in the Agency within the next eighteen (18) months on a full-time, part-time, permanent or fixed-term basis with the possibility of further extension(s) and/or permanency.